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β-Sitosterol Reduces the Content of Triglyceride and Cholesterol in a High-Fat Diet-Induced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Model [PDF]

Animals
Objective: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is strongly associated with hyperlipidemia, which is closely related to high levels of sugar and fat.
Peng Zhang, Naicheng Liu, Mingyang Xue, Mengjie Zhang, Zidong Xiao, Chen Xu, Yuding Fan, Junqiang Qiu, Qinghua Zhang, Yong Zhou   +9 more
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β-sitosterol alleviates atherosclerosis by regulating catalase

Heliyon
The aim of this study is to investigate the main active components of Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix) on atherosclerosis and its mechanism of action. Bioinformatics analysis showed that β-sitosterol was the most likely active ingredient to mediate the ...
Shuntao Jiang, Kui Gao, Furong Zhang, Yanli Wang, Xiaojing He, Jun Yang   +5 more
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Side chain hydroxylation of cholesterol, campesterol and β-sitosterol in rat liver mitochondria

Journal of Lipid Research, 1976
The extent of the side chain hydroxylation of cholesterol, campesterol (24 α-methylcholesterol), and β-sitosterol (24 α-ethylcholesterol) in rat liver mitochondria has been compared.
L Aringer, P Eneroth, L Nordström
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β-Sitosterol-Dietary sources and role in cancer and diabetes management. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr
Adhimoolam K, Sureshbabu A, Smirnova E, Muthuramalingam P, Do Thi CT, Senthil K, Min T.   +6 more
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Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Properties of β-Sitosterol in Copper Sulfate-Induced Inflammation in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Antioxidants, 2023
β-Sitosterol, which is used extensively in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and cosmetics, has high nutritional value along with immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties.
Peng Zhang, Naicheng Liu, Mingyang Xue, Mengjie Zhang, Wei Liu, Chen Xu, Yuding Fan, Yan Meng, Qinghua Zhang, Yong Zhou   +9 more
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Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Activities of the Saponin, Daucosterol, and the Triterpenoid Ester, <i>β</i>-Sitosterol 3-Myristate, From <i>Capparis erythrocarpos</i> (Isert) Capparaceae, and Their Interaction With the TRPV1 Ion Channel Transporter. [PDF]

Biochem Res Int
Kumatia EK, Tung NH, Asase A.
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Potential Antibacterial Activity of Bioactive β-sitosterol from Root Bark of Rhizophora apiculata from Lampung Coastal

Jurnal Kimia Sains dan Aplikasi, 2021
β-sitosterol is an essential bioactive phytosterol naturally present in plant cell membranes. It has a coincident structure with animal cholesterol. This investigation reported isolation, structure analysis, and an antimicrobial assay of β-sitosterol ...
Rahmat Kurniawan, Tati Suhartati, Yandri AS, Desi Meriyanti, Sukrasno Sukrasno   +4 more
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Metabolomic Analysis of Phytophthora parasitica Growth in the Presence of β-sitosterol Indicates Adaptive Mechanisms Modulated by Sterols. [PDF]

J Basic Microbiol
ABSTRACT Phytophthora parasitica is a generalist phytopathogenic oomycete that infects a series of crops with great economic interest, including tomato, tobacco, and citrus species. Sterols are essential lipids in eukaryotic organisms, playing a fundamental role in the structure and function of the cell membrane.
Martins PP, Silva E, Prior MVF, Ferreira JMM, Santos MEP, Patrício FRA, Fill TP, Mondego JMC.   +7 more
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Inhibitory Effect of β-Sitosterol on the Ang II-Induced Proliferation of A7r5 Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells

Analytical Cellular Pathology, 2023
Context. Excessive proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) plays a critical role in the development of cardiovascular diseases. β-Sitosterol exerts protective effects against the cardiovascular disease.
Yuankun Chen, Shumiao He, Ao Zeng, Siqing He, Xiaobao Jin, Chunmei Li, Wenjie Mei, Qun Lu   +7 more
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Beta-Sitosterol Promotes Milk Protein and Fat Syntheses-Related Genes in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells

Animals, 2021
β-sitosterol, a phytosterol with multiple biological activities, has been used in the pharmaceutical industry. However, there are only a few reports on the use of β-sitosterol in improving milk synthesis in dairy cows. This study aimed to investigate the
Xinlu Liu, Jinglin Shen, Jinxin Zong, Jiayi Liu, Yongcheng Jin   +4 more
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